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Bookmark or Share- Helmuth von Moltke | German Military Commander, Chief of Staff [1848 ...Helmuth von Moltke (born May 25, 1848, Gersdorff, Mecklenburg [Germany]—died June 18, 1916, Berlin) was the chief of the German General Staff at the outbreak of World War I. His modification of the German attack plan in the west and his inability to retain control of his rapidly advancing armies significantly contributed to the halt of the German offensive on the Marne in September 1914 and ...
- Helmuth von Moltke | Chief of the Prussian and German General Staff ...Helmuth von Moltke (born October 26, 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg [Germany]—died April 24, 1891, Berlin, Germany) was the chief of the Prussian and German General Staff (1858–88) and the architect of the victories over Denmark (1864), Austria (1866), and France (1871).. Early career. Moltke’s father, a man of unstable character, belonged to the nobility of Mecklenburg, his mother to an old ...
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